Hello again thespians it’s your tech rep Kelsi! I love getting the opportunity to go see shows down at DCPA and the Stagecraft department got to go see The Giver!

I thought that the actors portrayed the world wonderfully and tech crew created this utopian society where everything is grey and dull. One thing I loved about going to see the performance was the Q and A after the show and learning how they did the special effects.

So here it is – the light up book cases were plastic that had been vacuum formed to the shape of books. Then these books were painted with tones of grey on the front and lots of colors on the back, this way when light was shining from the front the books looked grey but when light was shining from the back ta-da the books were all different colors.

The set rolled on and off stage by itself which is always a cool trick, this happened using tracks in the floors.

There were many other special effects but overall this was such a cool show and I am soooo happy I got the chance to see it. Just a side note for those of you who have seen the show but not read the book please read it, it is a really good book and I highly recommend it.

Thanks for reading! J